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nature
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Boulder, CO
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Jul 14, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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Went climbing at Vedauwoo this weekend. Jaybro was there. Grug too. So many first world problems I can't even begin to list.
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MisterE
climber
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Jul 14, 2014 - 08:02am PT
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Having a hard time ignoring the trolls on Supertopo - successful so far.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 14, 2014 - 08:04am PT
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Susan, you win! Hope they let you finish yer mimosa!
Assuming you were on a 767 and that it was the APU battery it weighs 96 pounds and is not
exactly easy to access. Besides, I'm thinking Pep Boys wasn't open yet.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Jul 14, 2014 - 02:42pm PT
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Susan, you win! Hope they let you finish yer mimosa!
I made it...many Mimosas later. In fact I'm sitting it off in the Lihue airport before I head over to the rental car! Shouldn't take too long, the Mimosas on the plane are a close cousin to Shirley Temple! But hey, they're free!!!!! And heck it's only 11:45 here. Lots of time to ramp it up again once I get to Hanalei Bay.
The lights on the plane only flickered once enroute. There was a collective, but discreet gasp.
Susan
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 10, 2014 - 10:36am PT
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F*#k iTunes!
F*#k iPhone!
F*#k Apple!
Just F*#K IT!
If I were to set out to design something more counter-intuitive and difficult to use for photos, in a million years I couldn't do better than f*#king iTunes.
Jesus Christ!
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Aug 10, 2014 - 10:43am PT
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Woah! Chaz snaps. Dude, grab the plastic and head to the Americana for some chill time. Watch that movie with the Raccoon, eat some fancy food then head over to the Apple Store where the geeks will help you sort out. Maybe and upgrade will help you feel better.
This is 2014. No reason to suffer.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Aug 10, 2014 - 10:47am PT
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nuff said
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 10, 2014 - 11:17am PT
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Mr Savage,
My first "smart" phone crapped out in Santa Cruz a couple weeks ago, just as I needed it to help me navigate through the maze that is that city.
So I threw it in the ocean off Pigeon Point! One of the most satisfying moments in recent memory. Can you hear me NOW?
( I was eligible for a free "upgrade", so it wasn't like I needed it anymore )
The Eggheads at the Alderwood Mall in Mukilteo set me up with another one, and they took the time to show me how to use it to get e-mail - it's 2014 after all - and explained syncing photos.
Good enough. First batch of photos loaded fine. No slip or sh#t.
The second batch of photos I loaded erased the first batch! WTF?
I lost nothing, because Back-Up is my middle name. But DAMN the work-around required is one convoluted process.
And I was woken four times the first night I had the damn thing, because the phone rang every time Sierra Trading Post, Amazon, or whoever sent me e-mails, before I finally took it outside and put it in the truck.
If Steve Jobs wasn't dead, I'd have something to say about him, too.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 10, 2014 - 11:33am PT
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That would be better posted under "Next World Problems."
"My halo-tone isn't playing hymns. What the hell is up/down with that?"
Anita, my sympathy.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Aug 10, 2014 - 12:18pm PT
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My VRBO tenant in my lil Bozeman cottage said the towel warmers aren't working.
Who TF warms their towels in summer???
Susan
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 10, 2014 - 01:19pm PT
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"If I were to set out to design something more counter-intuitive and difficult to use for photos, in a million years I couldn't do better than f*#king iTunes."
I hear ya. I so totally hear ya.
And I'm not exactly a luddite, either.....but the level of time and effort it takes to figure out the less-than-intuitive structure & function of iTunes really swings the benefit:effort ratio the other direction.
What's the alternative, esp. when you've already got hundreds of CD's burned into iTune's closed world?
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Aug 10, 2014 - 01:25pm PT
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Can't stand iTunes either. Have no idea wtf I'm doing with it.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 10, 2014 - 01:28pm PT
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My hotmail-account was closed down by Microsoft some weeks ago. I had to get a code to open the account. The code was sent to another hotmail account I opened some years ago and have never used. I have forgotten the password to this second account. So here I am, unable to open either of them. That's a quite nice first world problem...
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Aug 10, 2014 - 02:51pm PT
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I opened a new carton of half & half for my Sunday morning coffee, and the damn thing won't open properly without delaminating.
Dammit!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 10, 2014 - 03:51pm PT
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$10 for two small Perriers and a wee bag o' crisps at The Notch on Mt Baldy. Bloody 'ell!
Wait, an Irishman walked into a bar and ordered Perrier? Now that's a first world prob!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Aug 10, 2014 - 03:53pm PT
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And I thought the I tunes thing was just cuz I'm old(er).
Phew...so good to know it's not just me.
Susan
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Oct 24, 2014 - 10:19pm PT
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A few programs that we look at as serious,
that less rich places can't afford to think of as problems:
Affordable health care for 80-100 year olds.
Most permanent disability claims.
Pensions for 50 year old public safety workers/military/leos.
ADD/ADHD whatever it's called now.
Athletic scholarships to college.
Cal grants for illegals.
Subsidized rural broadband.
Preemptive wars.
Bullet trains to nowhere.
Using valuable land to bury the dead.
LEED certified affordable public housing at $400000 per unit.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 19, 2014 - 07:18pm PT
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 19, 2014 - 09:33pm PT
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If I were to set out to design something more counter-intuitive and difficult to use for photos, in a million years I couldn't do better than f*#king iTunes."
Yeah, Google Maps sucks for playing Chess, too.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 19, 2014 - 10:00pm PT
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Stupid cup handle in the microwave always faces the wrong way at the end of the warming cycle!
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